Together achieving better decisions and brighter futures for Manchester families of children and young people aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

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Internships Work is a new project that aims to double the current supported internship provision in England by 2025. The programme is designed to support more young people with additional needs to have greater choice and control over their future, opening up opportunities that prepare them for adult life and independent living.

The programme involves the following delivery elements:

* Support to Local Authorities: The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) supports Local Authorities to establish and develop SEND employment forums as well as administrating and monitoring Section 14 grants to support them with this programme.
* Engaging and Supporting Employers: DFN Project SEARCH engages with employers and supports them to offer high quality work placements by providing information, advice and training that enable growth in internships and job opportunities.
* Quality Assurance: British Association of Supported Employment (BASE) leads the establishment of a sustainable process to improve the quality of Supported Internship provision.
* Investing in Training: BASE also leads the delivery of Job Coach & Systematic Instruction training to over 700 job coaches across the country.

Click this link for a downloadable Easy Read document about this project.

Below are some articles and events on our website that relate to Internships Work:

Supported Internship “Parent Talk” Steering Group

DFN Project Search is building our parent/carer network group from past, present and future parents and carers of Interns. The "Parent Talk" steering group aims to build a strong support group, with the view of action. More people need to know about Supported Internships and

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Manchester Parent Carer Forum is a group of parents and carers of disabled children who work with Manchester Local Authorities, Education Settings, Health Providers and other providers to make sure the services they plan and deliver meet the needs of disabled children and young people (0-25 years), as well as their families, in Manchester.

We have a steering group of parent and carer volunteers who lead this work and listen to the views of other parents and carers in the local area to make sure they know what is important to them.

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